NASA's launch of the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope delayed 7 months to Halloween 2021
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasas-launch-10-billion-james-232900520.html
NASA's next-generation space telescope won't launch until Halloween of 2021, yet another delay in the spacecraft's drawn-out development.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will scan the universe for life-hosting planets and attempt to look back in time to photograph the Big Bang. It will now have to wait an additional seven months to being that mission.
Program managers said the coronavirus pandemic forced employees out of contractor facilities, causing unforeseen delays, and new COVID-19 safety practices going forward will slow down testing processes. A NASA press release also cited unspecified technical issues, and officials associated with the project declined to clarify what those issues were during a call with reporters on Thursday.
It's been almost 30 years since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, which the JWST is intended to both complement and supersede: It packs new infrared technology to detect light beyond what the human eye can see.
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